PS official page]]>https://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/428489-Im-a-PC-debuts/ea2d88989af04ec89d449dea00ff4e5d#ea2d88989af04ec89d449dea00ff4e5d
Fri, 19 Sep 2008 04:01:54 GMThttps://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/428489-Im-a-PC-debuts/ea2d88989af04ec89d449dea00ff4e5d#ea2d88989af04ec89d449dea00ff4e5dGo Microsoft !!!!!!!60https://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/Dovella/Discussions/RSSCoffeehouse - "I'm a PC" debutsIt took me so much work to finally kick the campaign off today.

The future of Windows is on devices and the Web

OK, we all know Windows is a huge success, but consider the following facts and figures. Despite years of expensive advertising, Apple still controls less than 4 percent of the worldwide market for PC sales. Meanwhile, the Windows division at Microsoft generated
almost $17 billion in revenues in the company's most recent fiscal year, with profits of more than $13 billion. That means that operating margin for Windows is, get this, a whopping 77 percent. Put another way, the Windows business is a license to print money.

But the future is ever unfolding and today's dominant product could be tomorrow's also-ran. In late 2007, Microsoft banded together a team to explore the future for Windows. Working under this codename FTP168 (for Free The People 24 X 7), this team began
exploring how it could communicate all of the things that were possible using Windows on a PC, on the Web, and with a smart phone. The idea is that while the Windows experience today largely occurs on the PC, that won't always be the case. And various product
teams at Microsoft are racing to ensure that Windows on the Web, and on mobile devices, is as useful and exciting as its more traditional PC brethren.

I think this campaign's goal was to kill the "Mac vs PC" commercials once and for all. I think if they spam this on TV it'll make it harder for Apple to produce more commercials in that style.]]>https://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/428489-Im-a-PC-debuts/c45a6f47109d45c9ad029dea00ff4fe7#c45a6f47109d45c9ad029dea00ff4fe7
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Bass said:

dahat said:

*snip*

I think this campaign's goal was to kill the "Mac vs PC" commercials once and for all. I think if they spam this on TV it'll make it harder for Apple to produce more commercials in that style.

I read that you can make a photograph I'm PC and send it to Microsoft.
Someone knows the e mail other info??

“I’m a PC” – Community, Not Competition
Another major element of this next phase of the Windows marketing initiative is a series of television and Web ads called “Real PC”. The ads feature a diverse group of faces representing the one billion people who use Windows PCs worldwide, all celebrating
the sense of power and community Windows enables by declaring: “I’m a PC.” The ads will feature green architect Edouard Francois, astronaut Bernard Harris and celebrities such as Eva Longoria and Deepak Chopra, but the main focus is on real PC users of all
ages and from all walks of life, such as teachers, cabbies, designers and fish mongers.

Veghte describes how Windows users can join the community by creating their own spots. “One of the really fun things we’ve done is to create a series of ads called ‘I’m a PC’--and we’re enabling every PC user to upload their own I’m a PC spot,” he
says. “So you can upload it and we’ll publish it and amplify it on windows.com
… and then we’ll do better than that – we’ll publish some of those I’m a PC spots in places like digital billboards in Times Square.”

“I’m a PC” – Community, Not Competition
Another major element of this next phase of the Windows marketing initiative is a series of television and Web ads called “Real PC”. The ads feature a diverse group of faces representing the one billion people who use Windows PCs worldwide, all celebrating
the sense of power and community Windows enables by declaring: “I’m a PC.” The ads will feature green architect Edouard Francois, astronaut Bernard Harris and celebrities such as Eva Longoria and Deepak Chopra, but the main focus is on real PC users of all
ages and from all walks of life, such as teachers, cabbies, designers and fish mongers.

Veghte describes how Windows users can join the community by creating their own spots. “One of the really fun things we’ve done is to create a series of ads called ‘I’m a PC’--and we’re enabling every PC user to upload their own I’m a PC spot,” he
says. “So you can upload it and we’ll publish it and amplify it on windows.com
… and then we’ll do better than that – we’ll publish some of those I’m a PC spots in places like digital billboards in Times Square.”

What is stoping you from making that yourself? ... other perhaps than the FBI and BSA knocking at your door soon after? ]]>https://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/428489-Im-a-PC-debuts/c48850a9d832461099959dea00ff50dc#c48850a9d832461099959dea00ff50dc
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brian.shapiro said:

Dovella said:

*snip*

I want someone to upload a video where they say:

I'M A PC, AND I FILESERVE MICROSOFT WAREZ ON IRC

I'm a PC ... I like beer and girls!

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Fri, 19 Sep 2008 06:01:00 GMThttps://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/428489-Im-a-PC-debuts/79516ce14a1b4dc9b0769dea00ff5107#79516ce14a1b4dc9b0769dea00ff5107David Oliver60https://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/Sabot/Discussions/RSSCoffeehouse - "I'm a PC" debutsI like the ads. They are funny. They could have left out the blogger for Obama. I like the broadcaster for President McCain.]]>https://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/428489-Im-a-PC-debuts/f54961a60fa2428abe6a9dea00ff5132#f54961a60fa2428abe6a9dea00ff5132
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corona_coder said:

I like the ads. They are funny. They could have left out the blogger for Obama. I like the broadcaster for President McCain.

Im a PC and I represent freedom and a superior line of computing]]>https://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/428489-Im-a-PC-debuts/1c233149522f4b1ea3729dea00ff515c#1c233149522f4b1ea3729dea00ff515c
Fri, 19 Sep 2008 07:11:19 GMThttps://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/428489-Im-a-PC-debuts/1c233149522f4b1ea3729dea00ff515c#1c233149522f4b1ea3729dea00ff515ccorona_coder60https://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/corona_coder/Discussions/RSSCoffeehouse - "I'm a PC" debuts... Hmmm... I don't like it. But less than previous attempt.

1. What exactly means "PC"? Usually it's just a piece of hardware. OS? Any. Even "targeted" OSX. "PC+BillGates"? Then "PC" means "Windows".
2. I hate any ad with repeated slogans like "it kills 99% of bacteria, it kills 99% of bacteria, it kills 99% of bacteria... I said, it kills! Even if your got a bacteria then you still have 1%."
3. I hate 99.9999999% of all adverts. Nothing personal to MS. I block then all.]]>https://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/428489-Im-a-PC-debuts/464b52cd14bd42758c759dea00ff5187#464b52cd14bd42758c759dea00ff5187
Fri, 19 Sep 2008 07:30:42 GMThttps://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/428489-Im-a-PC-debuts/464b52cd14bd42758c759dea00ff5187#464b52cd14bd42758c759dea00ff5187Alexei Pavlov60https://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/BlackTiger/Discussions/RSSCoffeehouse - "I'm a PC" debutsI am glad MS counters annoying Apple lies, especially I like them not being a jack * like Apple guy. MS is certainly mature about this. I am proud of them.

1. What exactly means "PC"? Usually it's just a piece of hardware. OS? Any. Even "targeted" OSX. "PC+BillGates"? Then "PC" means "Windows".
2. I hate any ad with repeated slogans like "it kills 99% of bacteria, it kills 99% of bacteria, it kills 99% of bacteria... I said, it kills! Even if your got a bacteria then you still have 1%."
3. I hate 99.9999999% of all adverts. Nothing personal to MS. I block then all.

I hate 99.9999999% of all adverts. Nothing personal to MS. I block then all.

But I bet that doesn't stop you from consuming the stuff they pay for so you can watch it for free, huh?]]>https://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/428489-Im-a-PC-debuts/c34baf0392f443758c639dea00ff5278#c34baf0392f443758c639dea00ff5278
Fri, 19 Sep 2008 07:57:36 GMThttps://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/428489-Im-a-PC-debuts/c34baf0392f443758c639dea00ff5278#c34baf0392f443758c639dea00ff5278Bas60https://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/Bas/Discussions/RSSCoffeehouse - "I'm a PC" debutsDid you notice Bill's email?]]>https://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/428489-Im-a-PC-debuts/38c4465a82ee4c3c8cde9dea00ff52bb#38c4465a82ee4c3c8cde9dea00ff52bb
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Sure, I just find it cool that they show email addresses of MS employees (well, if you can call Bill like that ]]>https://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/428489-Im-a-PC-debuts/918183589b484260ac789dea00ff5310#918183589b484260ac789dea00ff5310
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La Bomba said:

BorekB said:

*snip*

bill@windows.com

Not his actual email address, this is probably filtered.

i send Mail

and this is reply

this is an exciting time… wait, you know what? it’s always an exciting time. i am as excited and passionate about Microsoft as i was when we were Micro-soft. the goal never changes for us, so everyday seems like the first
day, and the first day was really just about one thing: connecting people.

maybe this didn’t answer your question at all. but I wanted to say it anyway. i mean, this is an auto-response email. and i will try to answer a few of them, but they will all say the same exact thing…

Ontopic: I've now seen the ad, and it looks good, although I still think it's more bland and less noticable than the Seinfeld ads. I still don't see what the whole "Shoe circus was an introduction" thing meant. It had absolutely nothing to do with this new
ad. Bet we won't hear an explanation about that mystery on the Windows Vista blog.

What I would have liked to see was name and profession labels for everyone in the ad. It's that I had seen a picture of Deepak Chopra in his office leading up to this ad, otherwise I would have had no idea whatsoever who that guy was. I'm pretty sure I missed
a couple more celebrities in there.

"Look! A Microsoft commercial that actually makes sense! Why did it take them three years?"

The interesting thing about this commercial: Mac vs. PC commercials just feed into this campaign.

As my wife mentioned, it's a shame it took them three years to do this.

What was the cause of the inertia? And has Microsoft overcome it?]]>https://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/428489-Im-a-PC-debuts/fd138f295ba54fcababb9dea00ff54f9#fd138f295ba54fcababb9dea00ff54f9
Fri, 19 Sep 2008 15:22:37 GMThttps://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/428489-Im-a-PC-debuts/fd138f295ba54fcababb9dea00ff54f9#fd138f295ba54fcababb9dea00ff54f9Jason Ipock60https://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/Jason I/Discussions/RSSCoffeehouse - "I'm a PC" debuts

Jason I said:

Jason I said:

*snip*

The interesting thing about this commercial: Mac vs. PC commercials just feed into this campaign.

As my wife mentioned, it's a shame it took them three years to do this.

What was the cause of the inertia? And has Microsoft overcome it?

but how will the adventures of bill and jerry continue? i was quite eager to see what happens after they started connecting with normal people. now it seems we will never see what was
the big picture behind the bill and jerry spots. i will have to chew on this for quite a while i think.]]>https://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/428489-Im-a-PC-debuts/a6dc8a19a3f243bab70d9dea00ff5543#a6dc8a19a3f243bab70d9dea00ff5543
Fri, 19 Sep 2008 17:38:34 GMThttps://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/428489-Im-a-PC-debuts/a6dc8a19a3f243bab70d9dea00ff5543#a6dc8a19a3f243bab70d9dea00ff5543hordak300060https://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/hordak3000/Discussions/RSSCoffeehouse - "I'm a PC" debutsI'm surprised.

I actually liked it.

It showed the kind of class that has been lacking in Apple's ads for years.

It reminded me that while the computer manufacturers moaned about Vista doing nothing for their sales, they did (and are still doing) very little themselves.

I'd suggest that Microsoft get this person to
say a few words ... but I think that would be tacky.

but how will the adventures of bill and jerry continue? i was quite eager to see what happens after they started connecting with normal people. now it seems we will never see what was the big picture behind the bill and jerry spots. i will have to chew on this
for quite a while i think.

Its like the flood gates have been opend. all the pent up anxiety over being a pc is finaly being recognized. its now cool to be a pc. well... it was always cool to be a pc but now finaly people
will know. its like a giant coming out of the closet party. and i still eat tacos.

Its like the flood gates have been opend. all the pent up anxiety over being a pc is finaly being recognized. its now cool to be a pc. well... it was always cool to be a pc but now finaly people will know. its like a giant coming out of the closet party. and
i still eat tacos.

I'm a PC and i where glasses.

PC, I'm a Mac. I hate to break the news to you, but you need to get a spell checker.]]>https://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/428489-Im-a-PC-debuts/5a669cc27747426783179dea00ff5646#5a669cc27747426783179dea00ff5646
Fri, 19 Sep 2008 20:17:53 GMThttps://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/428489-Im-a-PC-debuts/5a669cc27747426783179dea00ff5646#5a669cc27747426783179dea00ff5646Turbodad60https://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/Turbodad/Discussions/RSSCoffeehouse - "I'm a PC" debutsboys, some of you have noticed if they added another video or are always the same in windows.com?

It showed the kind of class that has been lacking in Apple's ads for years.

It reminded me that while the computer manufacturers moaned about Vista doing nothing for their sales, they did (and are still doing) very little themselves.

I'd suggest that Microsoft get this person to
say a few words ... but I think that would be tacky.

I disagree with the whole speech, but especially here

I do not know who may have problems with this gentleman Microsoft ,

but at least for what I am concerned, I am a consumer User

and I have always found the highest availability and beyond in this company that I can consider family

]]>https://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/428489-Im-a-PC-debuts/9c8ab6dd72d742d8b08e9dea00ff569f#9c8ab6dd72d742d8b08e9dea00ff569f
Fri, 19 Sep 2008 20:36:27 GMThttps://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/428489-Im-a-PC-debuts/9c8ab6dd72d742d8b08e9dea00ff569f#9c8ab6dd72d742d8b08e9dea00ff569fGo Microsoft !!!!!!!60https://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/Dovella/Discussions/RSSCoffeehouse - "I'm a PC" debutsI like the ads. Really great work by Microsoft. Here are some of my thoughts on it as well as some thoughts on Google chrome.
Link]]>https://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/428489-Im-a-PC-debuts/4451596848ad4863bd999dea00ff56c9#4451596848ad4863bd999dea00ff56c9
Fri, 19 Sep 2008 20:41:26 GMThttps://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/428489-Im-a-PC-debuts/4451596848ad4863bd999dea00ff56c9#4451596848ad4863bd999dea00ff56c9rjdohnert60https://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/rjdohnert/Discussions/RSSCoffeehouse - "I'm a PC" debutsNice work for Long Z.
I'M a PC video Browser]]>https://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/428489-Im-a-PC-debuts/404edf5b085b47ccad049dea00ff56f4#404edf5b085b47ccad049dea00ff56f4
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Dovella said:

Ray7 said:

*snip*

I disagree with the whole speech, but especially here

I do not know who may have problems with this gentleman Microsoft ,

but at least for what I am concerned, I am a consumer User

and I have always found the highest availability and beyond in this company that I can consider family

i agreed with the whole speech.

it basically says - both corporations are putting too much emphasis on lock in so the only difference becomes price.

if and when google - brings out a branded ubuntu or other - with chrome kiosk UI - ...free ... with no anti-consumer anything - both apple and ms - will have to re-think all their activation, big media limitations etc...

wouldnt it be great - if one of said companies - did it first - to get the momentum (its inevitable anyway)

windows - without walls. WOW!

edit: even if google doesnt - someone will - like GOS and its minions. Just picture OEMs - you mean i just load this for free?
So apple and ms will adjust... all im saying is - ADJUST first!

it basically says - both corporations are putting too much emphasis on lock in so the only difference becomes price.

if and when google - brings out a branded ubuntu or other - with chrome kiosk UI - ...free ... with no anti-consumer anything - both apple and ms - will have to re-think all their activation, big media limitations etc...

wouldnt it be great - if one of said companies - did it first - to get the momentum (its inevitable anyway)

windows - without walls. WOW!

edit: even if google doesnt - someone will - like GOS and its minions. Just picture OEMs - you mean i just load this for free?
So apple and ms will adjust... all im saying is - ADJUST first!

*rip all the crap out = trust = high road = profit

Now you're just picking what you believe to be the lesser of three evils.

Jamie said:

if and when google - brings out a branded ubuntu or other - with chrome kiosk UI - ...free ... with no anti-consumer anything - both apple and ms - will have to re-think all their activation, big media limitations etc...

Is there anything more 'anti-consumer' than hording other people's data and using it to track them across the internet? Is there anything more 'anti-consumer' than reading emails and keeping them for all time, even after the original owner has deleted them?

That's odd, because I thought that she summed up both companies pretty accurately.

The only thing that really separates them is the marketing and the reaction from religions against which the comments were made.

I admire the woman's courage for speaking out against the Jobsian era (I really think the sooner he goes the better) and can only imagine the kind of hate mail she must have gotten.

regarding Apple experience I have one (bad) with Ipod assistence , so I can not say.
As for Microsoft I have a long list of positive experiences, and it is for this reason that I disagree with that part of the thread]]>https://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/428489-Im-a-PC-debuts/b0fcb08393284f3db3cf9dea00ff5813#b0fcb08393284f3db3cf9dea00ff5813
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matthews said:

hordak3000 said:

*snip*

"What's the deal with everyone calling themselves PCs now?"

That's exactly how brainwashing/advertising works. MS did this job perfectly.